Collapsible wig stand forming its own carrying case



June 2, 1970 H. PREBLE 3,515,318

COLLAPSIBLE WIG STAND FORMING ITS OWN CARRYING CASE Filed Aug. 11, 1969 .r l I '35 i 20 1 Q vii/7 1i: A l

1 N VEN'IOR, HARRY PEBBLE,

ATTORA/Elf United States Patent 3,515,318 COLLAPSIBLE WIG STAND FORMING ITS OWN CARRYING CASE Harry Preble, Schoolhouse Road, Cross River, N.Y. 10518 Filed Aug. 11, 1969, Ser. No. 848,941

Int. Cl. D06c /00 US. Cl. 223-66 10 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An inverted shell to support a wig, is releasably carried on a come-apart post extending upwardly from a base on whose periphery is a stressed, flat elastic bail pivoted on pins extending from the ends of a center lme of the base. In collapsed condition, the shell set on the base, constitutes with it, a closed case into which the post sections are placed; said sections releasably engaging the case for proper assembly which is maintained by the bail shifted to straddle the crest of the shell. The base and shell mouth are preferably elliptical. A bow in the bail to serve as a handle, and a dent or flat at the shells crest to hold the bail, are optional.

The present invention relates to wig stand devices.

When a wig is not in use, it must be placed on a shaped form and its tresses allowed to hang free, in order to avoid distortions in shape and disheveling of the coiifure. At home, a woman has a wig stand for each of her wigs. But when on short trips, as at week ends and overnight stays, the wig she wears is the only one she has with her. She still needs a wig stand for overnight storage.

Various attempts have heretofore been made to provide a wig stand for the traveler, but they have proven themselves to be rather large, and fitted in carrying cases which were too bulky to be packed within other travel luggage.

It is therefore the principal object of this invention to provide a novel and improved wig stand device, which when not in use, makes a compact package which is convenient to place in usual luggage of the traveler, and affording the special feature that it provides its own case, of parts which are wig stand components when the device is set up for use.

Another object thereof is to provide a novel and improved collapsible wig stand of the character described, having the stated attributes, and which is simple in construction, reasonable in cost to manufacture, easy to collapse and erect, and eflicient in carrying out the purpose and functions for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this disclosure proceeds.

For one practice of this invention, an elliptical dome, the wig-supporting member, is releasably held atop a post made of three separable sections, the lowest of which is centrally fixed on an elliptical base member which carries on its periphery a stressed, fiat elastic bail whose ends pivot on pins at the extremities of the minor axis of the base. When the dome and post sections are separated, the two free post sections are set upright on the base, one in a socket to each side of center, and the dome when set on the laden base, serves with it as a closed case which is so maintained by shifting the elastic bail to straddle and engage the dome member. -In such collapsed assembly, the three post sections are engaged by the base and dome against movement in the package and they engage the base and dome against sliding shift. The bail may have a central bow or other protuberance to serve as a handle and lend a decorative appearance, and the 3,515,318 Patented June 2, 1970 "ice crest of the dome may have a dent or fiat to hold the bail.

In the accompanying drawing :forming part of this specification, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wig stand embodying the teachings of this invention, shown in collapsed condition.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wig stand in erected condition, ready to support a wig thereon.

FIG. 3 is a central longitudinal section of FIG. 2, omitting the bail.

FIG. 4 is a slightly modified central longitudinal section of FIG. 1, omitting the bail.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the wig-supporting domeshaped form which becomes part of the casing when the wig stand is set in collapsed condition.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a post section.

In the drawings, the numeral 15 designates generally a wig stand comprised of an elliptical base plate 16, from which a post 17 extends centrally upwardy. This post is composed of three releasably engaged sections 17 17" and 17', one above the other, the lowest one of which may be secured to or made integral as shown with said base, while the uppermost one is releasably engaged in a central socket 18, of a central inner downwardly extending hub 19, in an inverted shell which is the domeform 20, adapted to receive and support a wig, not shown, in a raised position so its tresses hang in space. The mouth rim 20 of this dome is elliptical, and its outer perimetrical edge is of the oval size substantially that of the base 16, so that when the dome member is set on the base as in FIGS. 1 and 4, they will form a carrying case. The post sections are shown of frusto-conical shape, and each of them at top end is provided with a central downward socket as 21, while the separate parts 17" and 17" each have at bottom end, a pin of reduced diameter as 22, for sliding snug fit into the section immediately below, by entrance into its top socket. 'In the base member 16, equally spaced from center, there are the sockets 23 and 24, to receive in snug sliding fit, the bottom pins of the post sections 17" and 17" respectively, when the wig stand is to be collapsed as in the arrangement shown in FIGS. 1 and 4; such sockets 23, 24 being along the major axis of the base 16. The socket 18 is also for snug fit reception of the upper end of the post section 17, and in said dome member 20, there are the internal sockets 25 and 26, for snug fit reception of the upper ends of said separate post sections 17" and 117" respectively, as shown in FIG. 4. The collapsed condition is maintained by an elastic bail 27, which may have a central bow 28 or other handle means; said bail being set to frictionally engage the domes crest, where a notch 29 may be provided to engage it. The hole 23 is in alignment with the socket 25, and the hole 24 is in alignment with the socket 26. The ends of the bail 27 are pivotally secured on pins as 30., extending from the periphery of the base plate 16, in line with the minor axis of its elliptical form.

The bail 27 may be of garter elastic, and the other parts of the stand may be of any suitable material, and especially recommended is that they shall be molded of the plastic commonly known as Styrofoam.

The manner of setting the wig stand into use condition as in FIG. 2, and then into collapsed condition as in FIG. 1, is believed evident and needs no further explanation, except to mention that when erected for use, the elastic bail 27 is set to straddle the periphery of the base 16 as shown in FIG. 2, and its length shall be such that it will be in stressed condition when positioned either as shown in the FIGS. 1 and 2.

3 I claim: 1. A wig stand of the character described, comprising a generally fiat base member, an inverted shell which is dome-shaped, adapted to receive and support a wig thereon, positioned directly above the base member, a post structure extending upwardly from the base member, supporting said shell member spaced from the base member; said post being composed of sections which are movable in relation to one another, and a bail straddling a part of the periphery of the said base member; the ends of said bail being pivotally secured on the periphery of the base member; said shell when set atop the base member after the post sections are arranged to lie within said shell, forming a casing confining said post sections, whereupon swinging said bail upwardly to straddle and frictionally engage said shell, said casing is maintained closed.

2. A wig stand as defined in claim 1, wherein the bail, when in position where it straddles the base, frictionally engages the periphery of the base.

3. A wig stand as defined in claim 2, wherein the bail is elastic lengthwise.

4. A wig stand as defined in claim 2, wherein the bail, when swung upwardly to straddle the said shell when the latter is atop the base to form a casing, engages the crest of said shell.

5. A wig stand as defined in claim 4, wherein the bail is elastic lengthwise, and said shell is provided with a notch at its crest to receive said bail.

6. A Wig stand as defined in claim 1, wherein the post sections are one above the other and in extension of the one immediately below and in releasable engagement therewith: the top end of the uppermost post section being in releasable engagement with the shell.

7. A wig stand as defined in claim 6, wherein each section is provided in its top end with a downward socket,

and all the sections above the lowermost one, is provided with a reduced end in the form of a pin which releasably fits any of said sockets, and wherein the shell is provided with a socket therein extending upwardly, into which the upper end of the uppermost post section, releasably fits; the lowermost post section being fixed to the base, and its uppermost section being adapted to set into said socket interior the shell.

8. A wig stand as defined in claim 7, wherein the post sections are three in number, and the base member is provided with two sockets, one to either side of the lowermost post section, and wherein the shell is provided in its interior with two sockets whose mouths are downwardly; each such socket in the base member being in alignment with a socket which is aside the lowermost post section; the upper post sections being adapted to be set in fitted relation into aligned sockets, respectively.

9. A wig stand as defined in claim 8, wherein the base member and the outer perimeter of the mouth rim edge of the shell are elliptical forms; the pivotal axis of the ends of the bail being in line with the minor axis of the base; the sockets in the base member being along the major axis, equidistant from the lowermost post section; such post section being centrally of the base member.

10. A wig stand as defined in claim 1, wherein the bail is provided with a handle means extending outwardly centrally thereof.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1969 Belokin 223-67 9/1969 Schwartz et al. 223-67 

